Oil can



A ril 15,1930. H, H, MORETON 1,754,394

OIL CAN Original Filed May 27, 1927 Patented Apr. 15, 1930 r, i

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HENRY I-I. nonunion, or SANTA Monroe, CALIFORNIA 01 CAN Application filed May 27, 1927, Serial No. 194,775. Renewed January 6, 1930.

This invention is an oil can of the type opening in the top portion of the can, as ilhaving means for forcibly ejecting oil from lustrated. in Figure 1. The edge 19 of the the spout thereof. last mentioned opening is rolled or pressed One of the objects of the invention is to in toengage a complemental portion 20 on a provide an oil can of the type mentioned conthe pump cylinder, so as to provide a liquid 55 structed of a minimum number of parts, so tight permanent joint between the parts at assembled as to avoid the employment of this location, and also to prevent longitusol dering and welding operations at the dinal movement of the pump cylinder.

joints thereof. A further object is to pro- The wall of the pump cylinder at its lower vide simple means for connecting the spout end is contracted to form an annular shoul- 6D In the accompanying drawing with the oil forcing apparatus. der and an inlet opening 21 communicating The invention will be hereinafterfully set with the chamber 15, and a discharge openforth and particularly pointed out in the ing 22 is located above the plane of the false claims. bottom 12. Cooperating with opening 21 is a ball check valve 23, which is normally held 65 Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view to its seat by means of a spring 24:, bearing illustrating an oil can constructed in accordagainst an abutment 25. Said abutment ance with the invention. Figure 2 is an consists of a disk-like member provided with enlarged detail view illustrating the joint belegs, the ends of which engage the annular tween the pump cylinder and the oil can shoulder contiguous to the opening 21 so as to 79 lipper end of which extends. through an the can bod t A feeder tube 37 has its lower body. Figure 3 is a detail View illustrating retain the abutment in position within the the means for connecting the spout with the pump cylinder, and perforations being body of the oil can. formed therein to permit of ready passage Referring to the drawing, 10 designates of oil therethrough. 25 the can body which is provided with a con- Said abutment member also serves as the tracted neck portion 11 at itstop. Projectabutment for a spring 26, which acts against ing into the open lower portion of the body a piston 27 to normally hold said piston in 10 is a false bottom 12 of frusto-conical retracted position. It will be noted, howform, and closing the said lower portion is ever, that the pressure of the spring 26 is 30 a can bottom 13. The contiguous peripheral resisted by a second spring 28 encircling the edges of thefalse bottom 12 and the perpiston rod 29, A portion of said piston rod manent bottom 13 are joinedwith the lower extends through the top of the cylinder and edge of the open bottomportionofthe body 10 is provided with a button or enlargement 30, by means of a pressed or rolled joint indicated by means of which it may be conveniently 35 at 1 1, the edges being folded or rolled todepressed; 'It will be noted that the reacgether in a manner well known in the metal tion of the springs 26 and 28 tends to retain working art, to provide a liquid tightperthe abutment member 25 in its operative pomanent joint. When the parts are thus sition.- Thecylinder 18 is so positioned that united, a supplemental chamber 15 is prothe button 80 will be located directly over vided between the bottom 13 and the false the handle. 31, which is secured to the can bottom 12, said chamber communicating with body in anyidesired manner.

the main portion of the can through the The upper neck portion of the can body is medium of perforations 16 in said false botprovided with a cup-like member 35, which is tom 12. i mounted inthe contiguous portion of the 45 The false bottom 12 is provided with an body in suitable manner, but preferably by o ening surrounded by an inclined flange rolling the two together as clearly shown in 17, and extended through'the collar provided Figure 2. V The bottom wall of said cup-like by the said flange, and supported at its lower member is provided with openings 36 by end by said collar is a pump cylinder 18, the ,means of which oil may be introduced into end secured in suitable manner to the pump cylinder 18, so as to receive oil forced out of said cylinder by the piston 27 The other end of said tube extends through the bottom wall of the member and into a tubular Valve seat 37, which is located within the lower end- Qli'the spout 38. A ballivalive39ds held normally to saidv seat 37*by a spring 413, reacting against a tapered abutment llwhich is located within the spout. Said spout is mounted within a sleeve-like portion 42 of a closure member 43, which removably ens. gages the cup-like member 35.

If desired; the spout may beiprovided, witha disk 44 slidably engaging the bottom wall of member 35- sothat the-spout may: be; rotatable. (Sec Fi ure 3). This-would permit of the placingo a curved: spout in any desired position, should the position otgtl eclosure member 43 be variedL In practice, in assembling the parts, the pump casing 1 8 is set into the false bottom 12 through the flange 17 and then the false bottom and the main-bottom are manipulated into position. The slopingsidesof the false bottom allow the pump to be inserted into position so as to extend throughthe opening in the top of? the can bodyand also: so as to permit the feed tube 37'to' be inserted through the bottom of the: cupmember 35'. The bottom edge: of the can and: the two: members 12 and 13 are then rolled or pressed together and theedge of the opening through which the upper end of the cylinder extends is connectedwitlrthe edge 19 by-rollingor pressing them together. It is to. be understood, of course, that the member 35 has been previou ly secured in position in the neck of the can by rolling or similar means.-

With the parts thus assembled, the closure member 43 with-the attached spout 38 may be removedand the can filled with oilthrough the openings-36 in the bottom of. the cup-like member- 351, the oil passing through the perforat-ions 1? into the chamber 15. The

closure 43 and its attached spout are then I placed in position and the can is ready for use; It will be observed that as the piston 27 is depressed and then allowed to rise under the reaction of thespring126, oilis eventually pumped out of thechamber;15into1the-pump cylinder and then=ejected through the tube; 37 to the spout 38. The valve -23;acte as a check valveon the downward stroke-of 'the piston and the valve: 39- also acts'asa' checkvalve to be unseated by the f'orce: of the: downward strokeofi the piston.

The advantages of the invention Willi be readily understoodiby those skilled inlthe art to Whiclblb belongs. It: willlbe particularly notedathat all of the unitedparts: of theica-n bodandt-he force feeding mechanism' are hel 5in nonsseparable relationbyvmeans of rolledsorpmsiedjoiuts,.wliichrprovide a:thon-, ougily: liquid: tight-J union; and avoid: the

necessity of employing soldering or welding operations. It will also be observed that a very strong oil can may be very quickly produced.

Having thus explained the nature of the invention and described an operative manner oi constructing and using the same, although without attempting to. set forth all of the formsin which it may be made, or all of the forms of its use, what is claimed is 1-. An oil can of thecharacter described comprising a can body having an opening in its top, and a supplemental chamber in its bottomportion,, apnmp, mounted within said can body and communicating with said supplemcntaL chamber, operating means for the pump; extending through the upper. portion of the can body, a cup-like member secured in the ttopiopenin gofi the can and having openings in itsbottom wall, a feeder. tube connected at oneendlwiththe pump casing; and the 7 other end, extending through. the bottom wall of said cupmember, a closure engaging said cup-member, and a spout carried by said closure, said; spout having a portion telescoping with an end of said feeder tube.

2. An oil. can of the: character described comprising a can'body having an opening in its top, and a supplemental chamber in its bottom portion, a pump mounted within said can. body and communicating with said supplemental chamber, operating means for the pump extending through the upper portion of the can body, a cup-like member secured in the top opening of the can and having openingsin its bottom wall, a feeder tube connected at one end with the pump casing the other end of said feeder tube extending through the bottom wall of said cup member, closure engaging said cup member, a spout carried by said closure, a tubular valve seat located within said spout and positioned to'telescopewith an end of said feeder tube, and a spring pressed valveiin said spout and normally seatedon the end of? said valveseat.

3. Am oil can of the character described comprising a canbodyshaving an opening in its-top, a supplemental chamber in its bottom portion, a; pump mounted within said can body and communicating'with said supplemental: chamber, operating means for the pump extending through the upper portion ofthe-can body, a cup-like-member secured in the; top openinguof: the can. and having openings in itszbottom wall, a feeder tube connected; atxvone end with the pump. casing and its other end extended through the bottom Wall: ofi said; cup member, a closure engaging said cup member and having a sleeve-like portion, and a spout telescoping within said sleeve-likeportion, said spout also having a portiontelescoping withian end of saidvfeederrtnhez.

' 4.,An' oil' can, of: the character described comprising aecanbody having an opening in its top, a supplemental chamber in its bottom portion, a pump mounted Within said can body and communicating with said supplemental chamber, operating means for the pump extending through the upper portion of the can body, a cup-like member secured in the top opening of the can and having openings in its bottom Wall, a feeder tube connected at one end with the pump casing and the other end extending. through the bottom wall of said cup member, a closure engaging said cup member and having a sleeve-like portion, a spout rotatably mounted in. said sleeve-like portion and provided with an annular disk-like enlargement at its lower end, said spout having means for engaging an end of said feeder tube, and a spring pressed check valve within said spout.

5. In an oil can of the character described comprising a can body provided with a supplemental chamber, a pump casing extending into said chamber and having an inlet opening therein, the wall of said casing contiguous to said opening being contracted to form an annular shoulder, a check valve cooperating with said opening, an abutment located within said pump casing and having legs engaging said shoulder, a spring reacting between said abutment and saidvalve, a piston within said pump casing, a spring reacting between said piston and said abutment, a spout, and means connecting said pump casing with said spout.

6. An oil can comprising a can body, a can bottom, a perforated false bottom having a portion to space it from the can bottom, the peripheral edges of the can bottom, said false bottom spacing means and the lower edge of said can body being united with each other by a pressed or rolled joint, a pump casing having one end provided with an inlet opening, said end being extended through and supported by said false bottom so as to locate said inlet opening within the space between said false bottom and said can bottom, the other end of said casing being projected said false bottom and said can bottom, a spout carried by the can body, a feed tube connecting the pump casing with said spout, a piston mounted to work within the pump casing, and operating means for said piston.

8. An oil can comprising a can body, a can bottom, a perforated false bottom having a portion to space it from the can bottom, the peripheral edges of the can bottom, said false bottom spacing means and the lower edge of said can body being united with each other by a pressed or rolled joint, a pump casing having one end provided with an inlet opening, the other end of said casing being projected through an opening in the upper portion of said can body, the edge of said opening having a rolled interlocking engagement with a complemental interlocking portion on the pump casing so as to prevent longitudinal movement of said pump casing, a spout carried by the can body, a feed tube connecting the pump casing with said spout, a piston mounted to work within the pump casing, and operating means for said piston.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

HENRY H. MORETON.

through and secured to the upper portion of said can body, a spout carried by the can body, a feed tube connecting the pump casing with said spout, a piston mounted to work within the pump casing, and operating means for said piston.

7 An oil can comprising a can body, the upper portion of which is provided with an opening, a can bottom, a perforated false bottom having a portion to space it from the can bottom, the peripheral edges of the can bottom, said false bottom spacing means and the lower edge of said can body being united with each other by a pressed or rolled joint, a pump casing having a circumferential enlargement, the edges of the opening in the upper portion of the can body being shaped to conform to said enlargement on the pump casing so as to support the. pump casing with its inlet opening within the space between 

